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すーてぃち【蘇鉄】 : suutichi | define meaning

suutichi

Pronunciation: [suːtit͡ɕi]

Definition

Noun

Sago palm (Cycas revoluta sp.); king sago; sago cycad

Etymology

Cognate with Kagoshima しょてっ shoteq; Okinawan すてぃち sutichi and すーてぃち suutichi; and standard Japanese そてつ【蘇鉄】 sotetsu "sago palm".

Historical Ryukyuan attestations

Vocabulary of the language spoken at the Great Loo-Choo Island, in the Japan Sea (1818), by Herbert John Clifford, records "Shrub, with leaves resembling a palm tree, probably sago tree. Sootítsee" and "The sootitsee (sago tree) pricked me. Sootítsee wang tseéchoong yátee".

Spelling

Orthography	Form
Kanji	蘇鉄
Kana	すーてぃち
New Okinawa Moji	すー廒ち
Romanization	suutichi
Pronunciation (IPA)	[suːtit͡ɕi]

意味：そてつ・ソテツ【蘇鉄】

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Cite this entry: Read, Zachary. (2024, November 11). すーてぃち【蘇鉄】 : suutichi | define meaning. JLect: Japonic Languages and Dialects Database. Retrieved 2025, December 5, from https://www.jlect.com/entry/6616/suutichi/.